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In my day job as an FT columnist, I cast a sceptical, often irreverent eye over the world around me. I tend to be someone who challenges everything — not for the sake of it, but because I’m suspicious when a whole group of people believes the same thing. I have often been labelled a “contrarian”. I once hosted a podcast series
To call 44-year old Barry Collins a “points nerd” feels woefully inadequate given his level of devotion to the craft. More accurately, he is a points millionaire after completing a challenge set in the closing months of 2024 by Scandinavian airline SAS — to fly around the world using routes operated by 15 members of
Financial Times reporters consider the rise of “sovereign” artificial intelligence, the prospects for electric car sales and whether the “masters of the universe” will be investing your pension savings, in our survey of business trends in the year ahead. Technology Trend to watch The short history of generative artificial intelligence has been shaped by the
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer has used his first New Year message as UK prime minister to promise “a year of rebuilding” for Britain in 2025, conceding: “There is still so much more to do.” In the
The US’s S&P 500 index has risen more than 20 per cent for the second year in a row, as investor excitement about artificial intelligence fuels strong gains in megacap technology stocks. Despite a sell-off in December, the basket of blue-chip stocks has ended 2024 up 23.3 per cent, following a 24.2 per cent gain
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he takes responsibility for the political divisions caused by his decision to hold snap parliamentary elections in the summer, saying the move had created “more instability than peace”.
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20997687/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals had a stronger tone Tuesday as investors closed their books ahead of the New Year holiday while U.S. Treasuries were mixed and equities saw losses for the final session of 2024. While municipals have outperformed USTs on the whole in 2024, they will close December with losses. How
Home Depot navigated a challenging 2024 marked by elevated interest rates and a cautious consumer. But as the year progressed, signs of recovery emerged, setting the stage for a rebound in 2025, fueled by increased housing turnover and pent-up demand in the home improvement market. Year-to-date performance: up 12% Forward price-to-earnings multiple: 25 versus a
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, said the department would deploy special measures to avoid a borrowing default starting in mid-January while Congress takes up a debate over lifting the debt ceiling. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg The U.S. borrowing cap resumes on midnight Wednesday, bringing with it the risk of a prolonged political impasse that invites market
<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20996667/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Issuance in 2024 surged to a record $500 billion-plus figure, as infrastructure spending needs, election-related concerns and a slew of mega deals led issuers to come to market en masse. The muni market saw a record $507.585 billion of debt issued in 2024, up 31.8% from $385.061 billion in
“President Trump and I had a great meeting to discuss our shared priorities for the President’s second term,” said Bowser. ”President Trump and I both want Washington DC to be the best, most beautiful city in the world and we want the capital city to reflect the strength of our nation.” DC.Gov President-elect Donald Trump and Washington,
A home available for sale is shown in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images There’s good news in the housing market to close out 2024: There’s a lot more supply. The bad news: A lot of that supply is stale, sitting unsold for much longer than usual. Active listings in
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK officials are studying ways to price NHS patients’ data to streamline the sale of information to companies and researchers, as part of proposals to mine the value of the health service’s vast store of
Progressive Field, home of baseball’s Cleveland Guardians, is one of two sports facilities in the city subject to tens of millions in capital repairs.Bloomberg News Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Council has approved the sale of $14.5 million of general obligation bond anticipation notes to pay for capital repairs to Progressive Field and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, home
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority(AEE) workers repair electrical infrastructure damaged from Hurricane Maria at an intersection in Canvanas on Oct. 10, 2017. The island was hit with a blackout on Tuesday.Bloomberg News Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power Tuesday after a widespread failure in the fragile electricity grid triggered an island-wide blackout. The
Russian gas flows through Ukraine are set to stop on Wednesday when a transit deal between the two countries expires in the wake of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. The pipeline was one of the last two routes still carrying Russian gas to Europe nearly three years into the full-scale war. EU countries will lose about 5
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Investment Banking myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Banks are on course to generate their highest annual trading revenues since 2010, as equity derivatives and credit deals help power the business. The industry is expected to bring in almost $225bn in trading revenues
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese politics & policy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed support for the country’s vulnerable elderly and youth in a new year address that acknowledged the strains on some of the 1.4bn-strong population. Xi’s speech comes after
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